Article 6BZ18 Research suggests that more than half of Australia’s dingoes are genetically pure, not hybrids

Research suggests that more than half of Australia’s dingoes are genetically pure, not hybrids

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Donna Lu Science writer
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6BZ18)

Finding has implications for the ways that Australia's native canid - including the extent to which they are culled - are managed

Most dingoes in Australia are pure dingoes rather than hybrids, new research suggests.

New genetic analysis shows that a significantly greater proportion of wild dingo populations are purer than previously thought, with less dog lineage than scientists once estimated.

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